Glass-feeding trough



Nov. 1, W27. 1,642541 RAU GLASS FEEDING TROUGH Filed Jan.28, 1927 2 sheets-sheet 1 J v INVENTOR. Joly/v kflu.

Patented Nov. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES.

I PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BAIT, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO FAIRMOUNT GLASS WORKS, OF

' I INDIANAPOLIS," INDIANA, A CORPORATION.

I GLASS-FEEDING 'raouen.

Application flled' January 28, 1927. Serial No. 164,143.

This invention relates to an automatic glass feeder for discharging molten glass into a mould.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved'discharge spout and.

mould, whereby the gob or gather has a' symmetrical shape and is of a substantially uniform temperature and viscosity through-- out, particularly when the gobs are of large volume for themaking of large glass articles.

Another feature of the invention consists in the arrangement of a dividing block or 2 partition in the feeder boxsuch that a plurality of-streams of glass are presented to the mouth of the spout in opposed relation, and said streams of glass are so arranged. that the discharge to the mouth of the block follow diverging paths so as to encircle said mouth, whereby the mouth is completely surrounded by glass of a substantially even viscosity, and an increased swirling mot1on is obtained.

The full nature of the 'invention -will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following descrlption and claims.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a "longitudinal central sectional view through a glass feedin mechanism with the plunger in non-feeding position. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the plunger in gob forming position and the cutting off mec anism in initial cutting off position. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3'3 of Fig. 2 and .in the direction of the arrows. Fi 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on hne 4-4 of Fig 3 and in the direction of the arrows.

a glass furnace havin an'opening 11 communicating with, a gfass feeding spout 13 including a channe 12 in which molten glass is ada ted to flow. A feeder box 14 includes a c amber 15 in which operates a In the drawings, 10 indicates a wall of glass feeding plunger 16, the same cooperating with the orifice or outlet 17 formed in a removable and replaceable outlet bushinglS retained in position by the plate 19.

p The feeder box 19 is shown covered as at 20 and enclosedas at 21, and a nozzzle' 22 is adapted to direct flames against the box to maintain the same at a high tempera ture-so as to reduce chilling of the molten glass to a minimum. Suitable insulation, 5 such as asbestos, 23 surrounds the channel 12 and insulation 24 surrounds the box and spout construction, and the aforesaid is retained in position by the casing 25 which, however, is provided with the opening 26 registering with the outlet 17. Suitable mechanism 27 secures the desired reciprocation of plunger 16 in the chamber.

The flow of glass from channel 12 to orifice or outlet 17 is divided into a plurality of streams by a dividing block 28, the wall or block 'herein being shown integral with the feeder box. The position of the block forms two passages 29 which communicate at one end with the spout channel 12 and at their other ends with the feeding chamber. The adjacent wall of the block is spaced at an appreciable distance from the orifice 17 so that the glass discharged into the chamber through said passages passes therein and has a swirling movement through the chamber and about the orifice. The glass flow is also in opposed relation so that the glass completely envelops the orifice and full peripheral discharge is obtained'there- 90 through.

As shown in Fig. 3, the partition or dividing block 28 is heated by the molten glass flowing through the several diverging assages 29 and, of course, the back wall w ich is arcuate, and forms part of the chamber 1 wall, will also be heated. The outer wall of the chamber 15, that is, that portion which is fartherst removed from the spout channel 12, is not onl heated by the nozzle 22, but also'is heate by a ortion of the lass when the stream passes a ong'said wall rom opposite directionsand which meet substantially in the center before turning inwardly into the chamber and to the orifice. Thus, the hotter portions of the glass are those portions WhlCh are discharged through the orifice and all the glass discharged will be I substantial] the same temperature. The

result of t e foregoing is, that when the no plungerlG is operated, liquid glass will discharge from orifice 17 and will graduall pass downwardly therethrough and throng the shears 40 positioned immediately there beneath into a mould 41 upon severance by theshears. The gather or gob 42 with the present construction of the feeder box is suhstantially circular in transverse cross section since each section is substantially of uniform temperature throughout.

T is uniformity of section is obtained by uniformity of temperature and the uniformity of temperature is obtained through the employment of the dividing block in the feeder box shown. Heretofore in large vessels or glass articles such as five-gallon hot-' tles and the like the gather or ob was of such size that c illed lass an hot glass would be substantially ischarged together, and the chilled glass would form ridges on the hotter glass and thus a non-uniform as plunger against the pressure of flow of the ot glass coming directly from the furnace.

earner Dificulty has heretofore been experienced wherein there has been no such protecting block wherein such pressure has sprung the plunger or caused it to cook to one side so as to prevent its proper action, thus ne: cessita'ting the shut down of the device for the pur use of straightening the position of the p unger.

From the foregoin it will be noted that the pressure exerted. y the hot glass com-. ing directly from the furnace will displace the chilled lass on the opposite side of the orifice or p unger loy reason of the direction I of the stream of lass thereabout. Without the dividing bloc or some other means for diverting the direct flow into the orifice, the chilled glass accumulated on the opposite side thereof acts to fill about a third or the orifice so that two-thirds of the gob will run fast, while one-third will'be relatively slow so as to distort it as above mentioned.

The invention claimed is:

A. feeder block for glass feeding mechanism, including a chamber having a discharge outlet near the lower end thereof and in spaced relation from the walls of said chamber, and a lurality of divergingly directed passages aving tangential discharge into said chamber at diametrically positioned points of tangeney." 1

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

JQHN RAU. 

